Feeding mechanism for cane-conveyers.



Patented May I, 1900.

v L. P. comma. FEEDING MECHANISM FOR CANE CONVEYERS.

(Application filed Feb. 21, 1900,

(No Model.)

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Application filed February 21, 1900. Serial No; 6,102. (No model) To all 1071,0772 it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Louis PHILIPP COHEN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at New York, in the county and State or" New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Feeding Mechanism for Cane-Conveyors; and I do hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will onable others skilled in,tl1e artto which it appertaius to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to introducers or devices for feeding sugar-cane to the carrierbelts that feed the mills, and has for its object a frictionally-run introducer, means for permitting the feeding.v of, long canaprevsnk ing the breakage oifflthe slats of the conveyor, and other advantages, as will fully appear in the following description "and claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 reprcsentsaside elevation of the introduccr situated in one of the conveyor subdivisions, one introducer being in each subdivision, but at different points on. the conveyor; and Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the introducer, showing it 1ocatcd in one of the six subdivisions of the conveyor shown in cross-section.

Similar reference characters refer to like parts. a

l is the slat conveyor, which has contact at either side on supporting-pulleys 2, and for the purpose of preventing sag between the pulleys l find it convenient to fasten below the conveyenbelt l and against the fixed conveyor sides 3 wooden supporting-strips 4 or angle-irons.

The conveyor is divided by partitions5iuto a nnmbcroi parallel subdivisions, and I here show six such divisions. In each division is situated an introducer at different portions of the length of the conveyor, and the object 0E the strips -l is to prevent the sagging of the conveyor-slats to such an extent that cane from one of the divisions willwedge under the dividing-part1. imis'o. The introducer is driven byfrictional contact. The drivingasron and in order to take the wei ht of the A- 3 I D introduccr off the apron and prevent any sag necessarily caused by the Weight I place diametricallybelow this driving-wheel 10 a supporting-pulley 6 on a cross-shaft '7 and under the conveyor-belt. The introdncer has a body or framing ll hinged at its forward end to a bracket 12, secured on a cross-beam 13 above the conveyor, and not with the partitions, as heretofore constructed. This framing has an inclination downward in the dircction of the travel of theconveyer-bclt '1.

The drive-wheel 10 is secured between the framing 11 and carries a spur-gear 14, that gears with a pinion 15 on a loose drivingshaft 16, which carries on one of its ends, outside the framing, a transmitting spur-gear 17,

in mesh with an idle spur-gear 18, which in turn gears with a spur-wheel 1!) on the shaft 20, that carries the drum 21 for driving the is provided. with adjustable hearings to take up the slackof the belt 22 by means of bolts 27. clined bottom 23, around a smaller drum or roller 24 at the opposite end of the framing 11, and is supported in depending brackets 25 close to the conveyer-apron 1. A guard 26 prevents any cane that projects above a certain height from entering the subdivisions. v p

I have located the main gear 14 inside the framing and enlarged the delivery end by changing the support and make a higher chanmoi-opening to enable the feeding of long cane;

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure 'by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a series of stationary partitions, an endless conveyor traveling thereunder, rollers supporting the conveyor at its sides, rails between the rollers on each side, of a cane-feeding device comprising a framing hinged to a support independent of the conveyor and partitions, a friction-roller operated by the conveyor, an endless belt The apron 22 travels over an indriven by said friction-roller delivering on the conveyor, and auxiliary means below said frictionroller and conveyor to keep said c011 veyer in proper relation to the partitions, substantially as set forth 2. Incombination with a series of fixed par-'- titions and an endless conveyor traveling thereunder, of a cano -feeder hinged to a sup- ZOO belt, substantially 52,;-

v the spur-gear and located on one side of. the

framing, substantially as set forth. 1

3. A'device for feeding cane to a con veyer, comprising aframing hinged to a support independent of the conveyer, and its appertaining mechanism, eiz'iction-roller operated by the oonveyenbelt, an endless belt driven from said friction roller and delivering through an enlarge? mouth to the conveyerand for the purpose set v fort-l1.

4. A device for fe' ling cane to a conveyer,

comprising a framing hinged to a support independent and above the eonveyer, a friction roller operated by the conveyer-belt and supported by an idler below the belt, a gear driven by the friction-roller, both gear and friction-roller contained within the framing,

an 'adj ustable endless feed-belt driven from. the gear-and feeding cane-through an enlarged opening to the eonveyer-belt, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. I

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of twosnbscribing witnesses;-

' LOUIS PHILIP]? COHEN.

' Witnesses: 'RoBT. W. ALBERTSON, A. M. MCKNIGHT. 

